Linux kernel 2.6.28 allows local users to cause a denial of service ("soft lockup" and process loss) via a large number of sendmsg function calls, which does not block during AF_UNIX garbage collection and triggers an OOM condition, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5029.
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DSA-1681-1 | New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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DSA-1687-1 | New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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EUVD-2008-5277 | Linux kernel 2.6.28 allows local users to cause a denial of service ("soft lockup" and process loss) via a large number of sendmsg function calls, which does not block during AF_UNIX garbage collection and triggers an OOM condition, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-5029. |
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USN-714-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-715-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:49:12.425Z
Reserved: 2008-12-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-5300

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-12-01T17:30:00.203
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-5300


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